Godly Letters

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"In Godly Letters, Michael J. Colacurcio analyzes a treasury of works written by the first generation of seventeenth-century American Puritans. Arguing that insufficient scrutiny has been given to this important oeuvre, he calls for a reevaluation of the imaginative and creative qualities of America's early literature of inspired ecclesiological experiment, one that focuses on the quality of the works as well as the demanding theology they express."--Jacket.

subjects: American literature, history and criticism, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775,  Religious literature, history and criticism,  American literature,  Puritan authors,  History and criticism,  American Christian literature,  Puritans,  Intellectual life,  Bellettrie,  Puriteinen,  Amerikaans,  Puritaner,  Literatur,  Colonial period